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One thing I'll never get over is how Storm & Silence could've easily been so much better if Rob Their(the author) wasn't afraid to actually write a compelling story.
Don't get me wrong, I adore the whole concept of '19 year old Victorian girl dresses up as a man to get a job'. But it's just so poorly written that I think about all the ways the story could be better when I'm in the bus going home from college.
I mean, that's how it is with books, they will be criticized no matter how good or how bad it may be. But then again, this is a Wattpad book. You can never expect too much from a Wattpad book. Every character feels very two dimensional after the first book that every other book after that is just plain fan-service.
The first book is genuinely good, except for the hyper feminist way Lilly is written to be. The author doesn't even bother to add conflict between any of the characters. The ONLY conflict that we ever get is Lilly arguing with Rikkard how she's capable of anything even if she's a women in every single book. It keeps going on and on like this that it just gets boring.
And the way Lilly's intelligence is suppressed makes me mad too. Like in book 3, she literally deciphers a map to find the treasure, but god forbid she recognizes her fiancé's(whether she likes him or not) initials on the waste disposal file and connect the dots on how he and her previous guy(I forgot his name) might've just disappeared. That right there could've been a good conflict. She recognizes the initials, realizes what Rikkard might've done, get angry and argue about not wanting him to interfere with it, then having to find an escape from her next fiancé and choosing to go out of town with Rikkard against her will instead of telling him why bcs she doesn't want a new waste disposal file.
Not to be mean, but the author is a man. At the end of the day, the way female characters are written by men will never be realistic. I know there might be real people out there like Lilly, but the way her "inner feminist"(I hate when she kept saying 'mY iNneR FemIniSt iS prOtEstiNg' stfu) is written truly makes me want to pull my hair out. It will never be same as writing a story from a women's perspective when you already know what it's like. I'm not saying that men are incapable of understanding the female experience, I'm saying that it's stupid and annoying when a man pretends he does.
Also the lack of historical accuracy boils my blood. Rob claims to have done thorough research on every historical details yet somehow Lilly and Rikkard goes on top of the Statue of Liberty despite the story taking place around 1840 and the statue starting its construction in 1876.
SNS was the last and final original story I've read on Wattpad. I really wish I could go back and keep myself away from that app and read an actual book. But it's the only place I could go to when I lost my sanity. Let me know how you feel about the book. I know there's barely anyone in the fandom, but please tell me your perspective.
P.S. can someone tell me where Rob used the slur. I read about many people talking about it but I cannot remember or recognize where it is.
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Lilly: Rikkard and I have agreed to never go to bed angry at each other
Rikkard: We've been awake for four days
Lilly: WELL IF SOMEONE WOULD JUST ADMIT THAT THEY WERE WRONG-
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impala-kaz · 1 year
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Ok bear with me.. idk if y’ll have read Robert Thier’s Storm and Silence.. but just imagine a series with Freddy Carter as Rikkard Ambrose.. man I’d kill for it
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death-account · 1 year
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Okay, I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, but I’m tired and can’t sleep so I’ll do this now.
I’m so completely upset with this series. I remember when I began reading it in like sixth grade I recommended it to every person I could find, because there was only the first two finished books at the time. I remember seeing people talk about the quality drop and character change in the third book, but I remember really noticing it in the fourth. I remember excitedly telling my mom what happened in each chapter whenever it updated. I remember stopping midway through silence breaking. I remember the series ending with storm of bells. I remember crying because I loved the series so much, how I cried because it was over and because somewhere along the many books I couldn’t recognize the characters anymore. I remember being so excited when the seventh book was announced. I remember seeing how weird everything was, and how vague it all felt. (Also wrong, I’m going to vent quickly about how he was like, I’ll use the n word for authenticity of the era, but then mentioned the Statue of Liberty which didn’t even exist at that point) I remember sticking out reading the seventh book, even though I still couldn’t tell you the plot of it. I remember starting the eighth book, seeing them with pirates for so long and for no reason other than it being the worst content I’ve ever read. I remember when I stopped reading and promised that I would finish before school started back up. I am almost halfway into my senior year of high school and I can’t bear to read more than the first book, and even that’s just for nostalgia.
I feel dumb and childish. I feel like I should’ve seen where the quality dropped, but I felt like it was so subtle that I couldn’t tell until it was too late. I wish I had just stopped reading after the wedding book. I wish I wasn’t ashamed of the book series that inspired me to write and to read more and more. I wish I could, in good conscience, recommend these books to others. There are so many that still read the books and I can’t even bear to look at the bad cover for the ninth (?) book.
If anyone wants to tell me that I’m wrong and that the quality is the same, please do. I do genuinely feel guilty for liking something so long and realizing now that it’s trashy.
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I just opened Wattpad after a couple of years, and THERE ARE TWO NEW BOOKS IN THE STORM AND SILENCE SERIES?
There are also ads and paid stories and idek what other weird updates, BUT I THOUGHT STORM AND SILENCE IS OVER??????????
WHEN, WHAT, WHY, HOW???????????
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lizanx · 1 year
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Wrote this a while ago, i absolutely d e v o u r e d those first six books <3
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like-sands-of-time · 1 year
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So did Mr Ambrose buy his country manor the first time he returned to England to buy his parents estate back? Or did he do that later, when he returned for good? Either way, he bought that place... Yes he used it as a warehouse and store, yes he managed to profit off of the expense, but he bought a home clearly in the hopes of having a reason for one someday. He kept that picture, that rock, as a way of tethering himself to his past and guiding himself to his future.
And that right there is one of the reasons I love mr ambrose so much... At the end of the day, even though it didn't make sense, even though it was emotional and vulnerable, he desired a family. That of his mother and sister, but also maybe just maybe he could find a woman who wasn't so dreadfully dull, who could keep up a conversation with him, and maybe even keep him on his toes.
Mr Ambrose has acquired so many skills over the years, learned so many things about people and business and nature. The fact that he was willing to put aside his obvious upbringing and humble himself, forcibly but still, and rise from that really is a success story. He did the dirty work, he worked with unsavory characters, he learned how to start, build, and run a business, how to manipulate people, how to get what he wanted. He learned how to sift for gold, how to build his own shelter, how to care for farm animals, including cow birthing (!!! That shit is no joke man. That's actually mad skills)
Man did all of these things in the last 10-12 years (I'm assuming he's 27 or so now?) And now all of these skills have blossomed into this ability to do everything in his power to care for his growing family. Oh I'm sure he's still got plenty of adventures left, between Dalgliesh and the vicompt, but now he's got a purpose. Now he knows for sure what he's fighting for. For Berty, for Lilly, for Adaira and Lady Samantha, for their adorable townhouse with a nursery and the Home Cheap Home sign. Because now it's not just about surviving out of spite. He has people who rely on him, and he has people he relies on in turn.
He wants a big family with Barb, Wire, Fence, the parrot, the camel, and everything else. And maybe just maybe their lives will eventually settle down so they can have those calm quiet adventures too.
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these two as,
Lillian Linton Rikkard Ambrose
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yarindraws · 2 years
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here is my first storm and silence fan art - lilly and mr ambrose!
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lillylintonambrose · 2 years
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Owns huge fleets. Check.
Greedy for money? Check.
Always armed and wears a black hat? Check.
Had he been a pirate this entire time?
Storm Over the Caribbean, Robert Thier
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hazyjamie · 1 year
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Calling all EDA novel readers.
I dare you to make Akinator guess for Fitz, because @eclectic-feathers and I are struggling at this very moment.
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(proof that it's possible)
So far, Akinator guessed it was:
> Arthur Dent from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
> Ford Prefect from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
> Ian Chesterton (right after asking if the character likes men-)
> Captain Jack Harkness (as expected)
> Rory Williams
> Rikkard Ambrose from Storm and Silence (who the fuck)
> Richard Mayhew from Neverwhere
> Tentoo
Tell us how many tries it took cause man we've given up.
(guessing other 8 companionas are very welcome, may I request C'rizz-)
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sshivangeee · 1 year
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Rikkard Ambrose once said....
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Kidnappers: We have your girlfriend.
Rikkard: Lilly?
Kidnappers: Yes.
Rikkard: You don't have her. She has you. Good luck, losers.
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impala-kaz · 1 year
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No wonder fans want him cast as Rikkard Ambrose😂
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she4l · 2 years
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so you're telling me that lilly has known mr ambrose for about 3 years, fucked him in a prison cell, is PREGNANT WITH HIS CHILD but doesn't know his BIRTHDAY???
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thelove-of-yourlife · 2 years
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